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Helped as a loader & spotter at a powerlifting meet... It feels like I helped a big family move house. I'm just mentioning this since, while I hope it won't affect tomorrow's session, chances are that it will.

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”

The fourth one came up pretty fast but I didn't have it in my heart to grind out a fifth one. So I waited for 30 seconds.

deadlift - 5x60, 100, 112.5, 1x125, 3x135, 1x135, 1x135

Minor PB but less than I wanted... Still it means that I could lift 150 pretty much whenever I feel like it, so not bad.

Fun detail: I stripped the bar down to one plate/side and power cleaned it up to the stands so I could take the rest of the weight off more comfortably... It took me TWO attempts to catch it. Note to self: doing power cleans after a deadlift PB is a bit dim.

I really think I'll need a break very soon.Coupled with life once again being a bit complicated, I'm starting to fall apart here.

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”

I was coaching a friend on the barbell basics, which turned this into a looong session. This also meant longer rest periods (by doing other stuff in between), so today's numbers are a bit inflated by that

Gah. I think I a) need more rest and b) need to program differently. I was already tired when I reached the top set.

Bench - 5x20, 45, 52.5, 60, 65, 4x72.5

SO close! I thought I had the fifth rep but the then my form broke down.

Rows - 60x5x5

Dips - BWx20, 10, 8 30 seconds between sets

Well... I guess I'll have to change something soon. The chin up project ends after this week and while my arms haven't grown, it looks like my back is wider now. So that was worth trying for a number of reasons.

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”

The second rep of the planned triple felt really unstable and awful, so I racked it and added a single one minute later - which was, surprisingly, a really solid rep. I could have probably turned it into another double. So yeah - my new 3RM on a good day would probably be 105, which means my 1RM would be 115 or so.

squat 5x20, 40, 60, 60, 60 - sans squatting shoes since I left them at home. This is not an issue with a single plate on each side, thankfully.

bench press - 5x20, 50, 50, 50

deadlift - 5x80, 80

In theory, this was all I had to do... But I got bored and played around a bit. At this point during the session, I'd already done a few ring pressups, front lever holds, and ab wheel rollouts. After the deadlifts...

pullups (pronated) 12, 12

chest supported rows - 8x30, 8x40

(this is a t bar machine with the loading pin way up, so leverage makes the weight much harder to move than the equivalent on a barbell row. Bad for dick waving contests on the net - your muscles don't care, of course).

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”

5 sprints (I'd call them hill sprints but it was actually fairly flat ground), immediately followed by 20 pressups the first three times, then 10 the last two. I'd already spent the previous 30 minutes walking around the park looking for a pullup bar (no success), so this one was short.

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”

I've decided to discontinue this log, primarily since it doesn't do what I thought it might do. For the record, I keep a training log in a notebook, so it's not like I'll stop keeping track. But over the last few days (which were spent fighting a stomach bug) I realised it

- is yet another thing on my internet to-do list- doesn't help tracking things as I have the workouts on paper anyway- does not give me any feedback when I'd like some

I am in no way doing this for emotional reasons; it's just that the (marginal) effort seems to outweigh the (even more marginal) benefits. I'll still be on the fora, albeit not daily. If you have questions, send me a message.

“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.”